Common Housekeeping Conundrums: Power Cord Management

Do the electrical cords behind your desk or entertainment center look like a bowl of spaghetti? No matter how neatly I lay the cords when I first plug them in, after a few months they become tangled.

The cords on floor lamps are also a challenge. They look quite unattractive and can get out in walkways and become a stumbling hazard.

I’ve been searching for some simple ways to mask power cords that are eyesores and organize those that are tangled. Check out what I found.

Handmade approaches

Ruffled cloth cord covers.

From bystephanielynn.com.

A routing track fashioned out of short pickets and a baseboard.

From oboiler.com.

Power cords formed into wall art. (In other words, if you can’t beat them, join them!)

From apartmenttherapy.com.

Bread tie cord labels.

From outofchaos.ca.

A containment trough suspended beneath a desk.

From seagrassinteriors.blogspot.com.

A charging station created out of a shoebox.

From tashachawner.com.

Commercially-available approaches

A power strip that blends in to look like part of the hardwood floor.

From amazon.com.

Colorful cord identifiers with preprinted icon inserts.

From amazon.com.

Apple core-shaped cord organizers.

From amazon.com.

Flexible cable wraps.

From amazon.com.

A home entertainment cord cover.

From amazon.com.

A spiral wrap.

From amazon.com.

For safety reasons, always unplug and inspect electrical cords and make sure they aren’t frayed before beginning to twist, wrap, or otherwise manipulate them.

Those bread tie labels are practically effortless! The ruffled covers look super easy, too. What do you think? Will one of these ideas help you manage your unsightly, chaotic power cords? What suggestions do you have for cord management?

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That picket fence is cool!
For years we’ve had cord snails. They are like the applecores you have in the post, but they’re snail-shaped instead of apple-shaped. They don’t hide the cords, but they do keep them from getting tangled.

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